Government Reform
EXECUTIVE ORDER B-07-11
WHEREAS in March, the Legislature passed several bills cutting government spending by $11 billion; and WHEREAS even after accounting for those cuts, higher tax revenues, and updated spending projections, the state’s budget deficit remains at $9.6 billion; and WHEREAS...
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Governor Brown Announces Restructuring of CDCR Headquarters
Eliminating 400 positions will save $30 million and bring workforce to 2005 levels SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown, Jr. today announced “long overdue” personnel and program restructuring at the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation’s (CDCR)...
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Governor Brown Issues Statement on U.S. Supreme Court Ruling
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown, Jr. today issued the following statement in response to the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in Brown v. Plata: “The Supreme Court has upheld a lower court’s decision that California must reduce its prison population. In its ruling,...
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Governor Brown Proposes to Eliminate Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board
SACRAMENTO - In another move to save taxpayer dollars, Governor Edmund G. Brown, Jr. has proposed eliminating the Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board. “Although state revenues have improved because of the underlying strength of California’s business climate, we’re...
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Governor Brown Issues Statement on State Park Closures
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown, Jr. today issued the following statement on the closure of up to 70 California State Parks today due to budget cuts: “Closing state parks is not a task that gives anyone joy, but we are experiencing turbulent times that...
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Governor Brown Proposes Merger of State Agencies To Save Millions of Taxpayer Dollars
SACRAMENTO - Taking action to trim government bureaucracy and save California taxpayers millions of dollars, Governor Edmund G. Brown, Jr. today announced a long overdue plan to merge the state’s two personnel agencies - the State Personnel Board (SPB) and the...
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Governor Brown Cancels Plan to Build New $356 Million Condemned Inmate Housing Facility at San Quentin
SACRAMENTO - Acting to save taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today canceled plans to build new housing for condemned inmates at San Quentin. “At a time when children, the disabled and seniors face painful cuts to essential...
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EXECUTIVE ORDER B-06-11
WHEREAS the Governor’s 2011-12 budget proposes to close the state’s structural budget deficit in part through increased efficiency that will substantially reduce state operational expenses; and WHEREAS since the beginning of this Administration, Executive Orders and...
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Governor Brown Bans Non-Essential Travel
SACRAMENTO - Taking further action to save taxpayer dollars and cut government waste, Governor Edmund G. Brown, Jr. today issued a sweeping Executive Order to halt state employee travel that is not mission-critical. This Executive Order comes one week after the...
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Governor Brown Orders State Agencies to Recover Uncollected Salary and Travel Advances
SACRAMENTO - Upon learning that millions of dollars in employee salary and travel advances are going uncollected, Governor Edmund G. Brown, Jr. today issued an Executive Order to ensure state agencies and departments recover taxpayer dollars and improve internal...
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